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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1992
David W Hufford, Walla Walla, WA (US);
Key Technology, Inc., Walla Walla, WA (US);
Abstract
The preferred embodiment described in this application is a forced-steam cooker/blancher (100) for cooking or blanching a depth of bulk food particles by supporting the food particles on an extended perforated particle support surface (122) and by forcing steam through said depth of bulk food particles and through perforated particle support surface (122). The cooker/blancher includes walls (138) extending upwardly from particle support surface (122). Particle support surface (122) is perforated to allow fluid passage therethrough. Pressure means is included for forcing steam through a depth of food particles (141) contained within walls (138) on support surface (122) and through perforated particle support surface (122).